Irseal Attacking the U.S.S Liberty

INTRODUCTION All time used in this article is made in Israel local time unless otherwise stated. In the afternoon of June 8, 1967, Israel attacked the ship during the day. 14 Nautical miles. Israel is the land dominated by the Israeli army Israel is the 4th day of the 6-day war 4 The free mission announced at the Doha press conference on the day of the attack was "to ensure communication between the United States" .

In August 1964, in response to spy activity in the coastal areas of the US and GVN, DRV launched a local control attack on C. Turner Joy and the United States. In Tokyo Bay, two US ship Maddox is calling. The first attack occurred on August 2, 1964. The second attack was supposed to be held on August 4, but Vo Nguyen Giap, the main soldier of DRV and Johnson defense minister Robert S. McNamara, concluded that there was no recent second attack.

August 2, 1964 - Three patrol vessels in North Vietnam attacked American destroyers. Maddox in Tokyo Bay, 10 miles off the coast of North Vietnam. They launched three torpedoes and machine guns, but in reality only one machine gun attacked Maddox and did not harm. A US naval fighter attack patrol boat from operator Ticonderoga led by commander of James Stochker submerged one and hurt the other two. In the White House, this is Sunday morning (12 hours later than Vietnam time). President Johnson was cautious about the incident and decided not to retaliate. Instead, he sent an external message to Hanoi, warning that further "noninduced" attacks caused "serious consequences". Then Johnson ordered Maddox to resume its operation in the same area of ​​Tokyo Bay as the attack occurred.

After the death of President Johnson in 1973, the crew, the Israeli people and the parent Israeli Americans silent for 12 years after the attack had written many articles about freedom of attack. Lieutenant Survivor 1980, James M. Ennes Jr. has published a book called "Freedom of Attack". In the October issue of the Chicago Tribune, John Crewdson, a senior journalist posted an article titled "New Discovery Attacking an American Spy Ship." It is still online

It is not clear why Daichman writes an attack on USS Liberty in "Mossad History" of Israel's extrinsic information. But his explanation about the attack sounded reasonable, and the "attacker" expressed his idea that there is the right to attack the freedom of America that heard as Netanyahu himself said.